Even in these tough economic times, there are a lot of free assistance programs available to seniors in Illinois–from help with home heating bills to getting on Medicare. Trouble is, people don’t ...

If you have ever taken on a painting project around your home, you probably fit into one of two categories: pro or a weekend warrior. There goes my weekends thinking that I’m a pro. While attempting ...

Nobody likes a tedious manual job prone to repetitive stress injury, and such tasks rightly inspire an automated solution. This automatic SMD tape cutter is a good example of automating such a chore, ...

Japanese designer Kouichi Okamoto has made a tape cutter with a curved edge that he uses to create drip-like patterns (+ movie). Okamoto designed the Liquid Tape Cutter as a tool for decorating walls ...

As the world of electronics makes its inexorable movement from through-hole parts to surface-mount, it’s easy to forget about the humble wire-ended resistor. But a stack of them is still a very useful ...

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For most of my life, I’ve been a gift bag person. Coming up with gift ideas I can do but gift wrapping? Not so much. Folding perfect edges or cutting the right amount of paper has never come easy.

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A home painting project gave a Shreveport resident an idea. The idea led to its conception. The conception led to the product. The product led to a patent. And now, the patented product conceived and ...